Insight Guides Pocket Colombia (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides

Description

Insight Pocket Guides: ideal itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package.

Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in Colombia, from top attractions like Medellín to hidden gems, like exploring the country's Pacific coastline

Compact, concise, and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move companion when you're exploring Colombia 

Covers Top Ten Attractions, including Bogotá and Cali and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions

Offers an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture

Contains an invaluable pull-out map, and essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around

Inspirational colour photography throughout

Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Sujets

• Travel
• South America
• Colombia

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 avril 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781789198133
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Colombia, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Colombia, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Colombia are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Colombia. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Insight Guides
Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.
Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.
© 2019 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd





Table of Contents
Colombia’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Day in Colombia
Introduction
Consider the contradictions
A Brief History
From hunter-gatherers to societies
The Spanish arrive
Independence from Spain
Colombia in modern times
Historical landmarks
Where To Go
Bogotá
Around Bogotá
Villa de Leyva
Zipaquirá and the Salt Cathedral
Antioquia
Medellín
Plaza Botero
Medellín’s Parks
The Botanical Garden
El Poblado
Guatapé and El Peñol
Santa Fe de Antioquia
Jardín
Reserva Natural Cañon del Río Claro
Hacienda Napoles
Santander
San Gil
Around town
Chicamocha Canyon
Barichara
Exploring Barichara
Bucaramanga
Exploring Bucamaranga
Cúcuta
Zona Cafetera
Manizales
Navigating Manizales
El Cable
Parque Ecológico Río Blanco
Pereira
Salento
Parque Nacional Los Nevados
Cartagena
Caribbean Coast
Barranquilla
Central Barranquilla
Santa Marta
The center
The Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino
Rodadero
Taganga
Parque Nacional Tayrona
Getting there
Ciudad Perdida and El Pueblito
Guajira
Riohacha
Traveling to and from Riohacha
Palomino
Santuario Los Flamencos
Uribía
Cabo de la Vela
Punta Gallinas
Parque Nacional Natural Macuira
Maicao
San Andrés Island
Providencia
Old Providence McBean Lagoon
Cali
San Antonio and the West
The North and East
South of Cali
Popayán
Tierradentro
Pasto and the Far South
Ipiales
Choćo
Quibdó
The Festival of Saint Francis of Assisi (Fiesta de San Pacho)
Nuquí
Parque Nacional Natural Utría
El Valle
Bahía Solano
Los Llanos and the Amazonas
Isla de los Micos
Puerto Nariño
Excursions from Puerto Nariño
What To Do
Shopping
Shopping in Bogotá
Shopping in Medellín
Shopping in Cartagena
The Arts
Bogotá
Medellín
Cali
Adventure Sports
Children’s Colombia
Calendar of events
Eating Out
What To Eat In…
Bogotá
Santander
The Caribbean
Northwest Colombia
Southern Colombia
What to drink
Coffee
Aguapanela
Aromática
Beer
Chicha
Liquor
Fruit juice
Hot chocolate
Reading the Menu
To help you order
Menu Reader
Restaurants
Bogotá
La Candelaria
La Macarena
Zona G
Zona Rosa
Villa de Leyva
Medellín
Antioquia
Guatape
Santa fe de Antioquia
Jardín
Zona Cafetera
Pereira
Manizales
Santander
Bucamaranga
Barichara
Cartagena
Getsemaní
Walled city
San Diego
Cali
San Antonio and the west
North and east Cali
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accommodation
Addresses
Airports (see Getting there)
B
Budgeting for your trip
C
Car rental (see Transport)
Children
Climate
Crime and safety
Customs
D
Disabled travelers
E
Electricity
Embassies and consulates
Emergency numbers
G
Getting there (see Airports)
H
Health and medical care (see Emergencies)
Insurance
Pharmacies and hospitals
L
Left luggage
LGBTQ travelers
M
Media
Money
N
Nightlife
O
Opening hours
P
Postal services
Public holidays
R
Religious services
Restrooms
S
Smoking
T
Tax
Telephones
Time zone
Tipping
Tourist information
Tour operators
South America
Transport
V
Visas
W
Weights and measures
Women travelers
Recommended Hotels
Bogotá
La Candelaria
Villa de Leyva
Medellín
Centro
Poblado
Antioquia
Guatapé
Jardín
Zona Cafetera
Coffee Fincas and birding retreats
Santander
San Gil
Barichara
Caribbean Coast
Barranquilla
Santa Marta
Cartagena
Getsemaní
The walled city
San Andrés
Cali
Central Cali
San Antonio and El Peñon


Colombia’s Top 10 Attractions




Top Attraction #1
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Cartagena’s walled city
Walk alo
ng the ancient ramparts of this fortress city and feel the might once wielded by colonial Spain. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #2
Sebastian Sanint/ProColombia

Zona Cafetera
South of Manizales lies Colombia’s premier coffee-growing region. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #3
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Ciudad Perdida
Not all ancient cities in South America are in Peru: these ruins pre-date Machu Picchu by 650 years. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #4
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La Candelaria
Bogotá’s historic center is a charming hilly colonial enclave. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #5
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Monserrate
Some of the greatest panoramic views in South America can be seen at Cristo Redentor, Machu Picchu– and Cerro Monserrate. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #6
Getty Images

San Gil
Home of Colombia’s adventure-sports scene. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #7
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Guajira Peninsula
Colombia’s largest indigenous community live in this arid coastal area. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #8
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Chocó
Visit the Chocó Department for the amazing wildlife, like the annual migration of humpback whales. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #9
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Popayán
Few Spanish colonial towns in Colombia are as well preserved as Popayán, near the border with Ecuador. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #10
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Caño Cristales
Declared off limits in